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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legendary Event Returns to Huntington Beach for Two Consecutive Days of Competition Between Jan. 12-17, 2010&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Jan. 6, 2010 \\u2013 Last year\\u2019s champion, Team Hurley, is set to return to defend their title at the 2010 Katin Pro\\/Am Team Challenge presented by Primo, which will commence for two consecutive days of competition between Jan. 12-17 on the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier. Team Reef is also registered to return and improve upon their runner-up position from last year, as well as, last year\\u2019s fourth-place finisher Team Fox.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000093472\\\" style=\\\"width: 434px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignnone\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000093472\\\" title=\\\"Tom Curren\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2010\\/01\\/tomcurren.jpeg\\\" alt=\\\"Tom Curren has been a fixture, and champion, of many a Katin Pro\\/Am.\\\" width=\\\"434\\\" height=\\\"640\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Tom Curren has been a fixture, and champion, of many a Katin Pro\\/Am.&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Each team will consist of four athletes, including a crosshatch of both established and up-and-coming talent, who will compete both individually and as teams in an open-draw four-man heat format. Surfers will receive points in each heat (4 pts for 1st, 3 pts for 2nd, 2 pts for 3rd and 1 pt for 4th place). The teams and individuals earning the most points will share in more than $28,000 worth of cash and prizes with payouts going to the top four teams and top eight individuals.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Huntington Beach\\u2019s own Brett Simpson, who led Team Hurley to victory and earned the individual title as well last year, is expected to front the Hurley team once again. Simpson is coming off of a stellar 2009 season that saw him win the $100,000 U.S. Open of Surfing title (the richest surfing prize in history) and qualify for the 2010 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, which begins in Feb. (Simpson is awaiting final word from the ASP on whether he can surf in the event.) Also surfing for Hurley will be Brad Ettinger, Brandon Guilmette and Conner Coffin.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Returning after more than a decade since competing at the event is two-time past Katin Pro\\/Am Champion and three-time former World Champion, the legendary Tom Curren. Curren, who first claimed the Katin title in 1982 and then again in 1987, will anchor the Rip Curl team. Shaun Ward, Sean Taylor and Adam Lambert will round out Team Rip Curl.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Last year\\u2019s second-place team, Reef, unites Ben Bourgeois, Mike Losness, Chris Waring and Nick Rosza who will try for the win. Team Matix featuring Gabe Kling, Micah Byrne, Ricky Whitlock and Tyler Stanaland will make their debut appearance in the event.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Although registration is still open (visit katinproam.com for more information), the complete current list of teams registered includes:&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;BANDPAX: \\u2028Pete Mussio, Pascal Stansfield, Tarek Kashoggi, Nate Winkles&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;CUSHE: TBD&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;FACTION SURFBOARDS:\\u2028 Jason Harris, Drew Snyder, Duane O\\u2019Toole, Derrick Peters&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;FOX:\\u2028 Jesse Evans, Jesse Merle-Jones, Sean Hayes, Josh Mulcoy\\u2028 (alternates: Andrew Gesler, Ian Walsh)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;GLAS:\\u2028 Bobby Morris, Jimmy Herrick, Willie Safreed, Zach Poppler&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HBHS:\\u2028 Jeff Deffenbaugh, Christian Saenz, Evan Kane, Shayne Nelson&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;HURLEY: \\u2028Brett Simpson, Brad Ettinger, Brandon Guilmette, Connor Coffin&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;JACK\\u2019S:\\u2028 Riley Metcalf, Victor Done, Bruno Rodrigues, Dane Gudauskas&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;KATIN:\\u2028 Jeff Lukasik, Matt Pagan, Corban Campbell, Justin Rogge&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;KOASTAL: Matt Howe, Paul Pugliesi, Chris Love, Dave Lovato&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;MATIX:\\u2028 Gabe Kling, Micah Byrne, Ricky Whitlock, Tyler Stanaland&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;O\\u2019QUINN: Ryan Carlson, Yves Bright, Jack Boyes, Mike Hoisington&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;REEF:\\u2028 Ben Bourgeois, Mike Losness, Chris Waring, Nick Rosza&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;RIP CURL: \\u2028Tom Curren, Shaun Ward, Sean Taylor, Adam Lambert\\u2028 (alternates: Nick Greeninger, Colin Moran)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;RUSTY:\\u2028 Spencer Regan, Porter Hogan, Max Doucet, Anthony Petruso&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SURFING AMERICA: Jake Halstead, Evan Thompson, Evan Geiselman, Andrew Doheny&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;SURFLINE:\\u2028 Nathaniel Curran, Kalani Robb, Bud Freitas, Teddy Navarro&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;An event webcast will allow fans to enjoy the action from the comfort of home and will feature live announcing and commentating, live scoring, special guests, on-beach interviews, online giveaways, instant replays, highlight video clips, and more.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The Shorebreak Hotel will serve as the official Katin Pro\\/Am Team Challenge headquarters. Visit shorebreakhotel.com for more information and contact Shannon Eaton, 714-861-4470, for bookings.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For more information, visit &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.katinproam.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;katinproam.com&lt;\\/a&gt; and &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.facebook.com\\/katinusa\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;facebook.com\\/katinusa&lt;\\/a&gt;. For text alerts and a chance to win a Katin prize package, text KATIN to 53137.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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